Chav


[chav] /tʃæv/

noun, Chiefly British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste.
/tʃæv/
noun
1.
(Southern English, informal, derogatory) a young working-class person whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
noun

the lower class; uneducated and ignorant people
Word Origin

perh. Romany chav child
Usage Note

derogatory slang
n.

British slang, “antisocial youth,” by 2004, of unknown origin.

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